Paddle Steamer Waverley hits harbour wall at Minehead.

June 16 2023.

[@neilosborne716]

I was on there if it was on Friday the 16th? It was just one of four amazing sailings I did on her whilst she was in the channel, it was a pretty hard bump but as said before nothing particular unusual and had we had westerly winds as strong as the easterly ones where most of our short season, a lot of cruises could have been cancelled.

[@lawrencethompson9195]

That's a standard maneuver for the ship to quickly turn around.

[@MrKinnoull]

Little bumps like that are not uncommon. That's what the fenders and belting are for. There was a strong easterly wind on that day which didn't help!

[@mrstandfast2212]

'Left hand down a bit!'

[@richardwhiting4180]

The whistle is from the steam car on the jetty.

[@jimmcintosh9045]

Normally Waverley goes slightly past piers and reverses back in but there seemed too many boats ahead of her to do that.

[@jimmcintosh9045]

Yes a bit restricted to go forward.